Security Operations Manager (UK)

Centific; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational company in England is seeking a Security Operations Manager to oversee security policies and manage incident responses. The role involves overseeing access control, managing vendors, and improving security processes in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have solid project management experience and can work with multiple stakeholders. This full-time position offers career growth opportunities and an attractive remuneration package.

Benefits

Attractive Remuneration

Career Growth Opportunities

Skills Enhancement through Udemy Business

Qualifications

• Experience in security operations and project management.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across timezones.
• Familiarity with physical security policies and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation of physical security policies.
• Manage access control requests and audits.
• Implement security protocols for personnel and assets.
• Perform analysis on security threats and incidents.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Security Operations

Project Management

Vendor Management

Process Improvement

Analytical Skills

Tools

JIRA

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Security Operations Manager. The ideal candidate will have a level of attention to detail, security operations and project management across multiple stakeholders and timezones, be flexible with numerous tracking platforms and sheets, and keen on improving processes and solutions. Prior experience in a fast‑paced environment is preferred with an added advantage of working in the Telco / Infrastructure field with security focus and managing external vendors and datacenters.

Responsibilities

Datacenter Operations

Oversee implementation of physical security policies and procedures.

Security & Safety Incident Management

• Gather / Retrieve Datacenter Reported Incidents and Action them
• Perform analysis to detect security threats, risks, alerts and escalation to the proper incident response teams for further action if necessary

Access Control Management

• Manage Internal and External Access Requests
• Routine audit and management of Access Control Lists, internal ticket management, and processes for physical access / internal systems permissions
• Log reviews
• Authorized User Management

CCTV and Security Camera Management

Shipment Compliance

• Inbound / Outbound request Management and Compliance / Policy
• Validation and assurance of deliveries from couriers to datacenter / warehouse acceptance and record
• Vendor and Employee Hand Carry

Security Protocols

Implement processes and plans to support the physical protection of company personnel and assets.

Media Handling / Destruction

• COD (Destruction / Sanitization) of Media Disk verification and Tracking
• Bad Media Monitoring / Dashboard and Process
• Destruction Vendor Operations Management
• Smart Lock Access Management

Hardware

• Decommission, RMA, and Migration of equipment handling
• Diagnosing security hardware issues and reporting findings for escalation
• Support Datacenter by overseeing decommission, migrations, and vendor management from a security perspective
• Support Physical Audit for Security and Compliance

Operations

• Work alongside cross‑functional teams such as Operations, Logistics, Compliance, IRC, and Engineering teams
• Participate in improving and driving processes and standard operating procedures
• Review the data center infrastructure maintenance notice, analyse the impact to operation and follow up the change request if necessary
• Perform the operation performance and incident review with data center providers

Data Accuracy

• Have internal / external ticketing system for tracking all requests (JIRA)
• Associate project‑related shipment tickets with TPM project tickets and keep them updated.
• Work with Datacenters, Internal / External Teams for Security Initiatives and Processes
• Process Improvement Support

Vendor Support

• Initial POC for all Edge Operations Vendor Queries relating to security / compliance
• Maintain current Access Control List and Access / Inbound / Outbound tickets
• Schedule onsite technicians and provide site access requests for all ad‑hoc / scheduled activities.
• Submit Vendor Remote Hands Requests to support physical works on site
• Perform regular audits for all site portals, inventory, and hours performed by vendors
• Schedule vendors for ERAD for Reverse logistics and oversee the activities.
• QBR for all vendors

What we offer

• Onsite - London
• Full Time Employment; Permanent Contract
• Attractive Remuneration Package
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Skills Enhancement through Udemy Business
• Work in a well‑established Multinational Company
• Supportive international team

About Centific

Centific expertly engineers platforms and curates multimodal, multilingual data to empower the ‘Magnificent Seven’ and enterprise clients with safe, scalable Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployment. Our team includes over 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We leverage an integrated ecosystem comprised of industry‑leading partnerships, and 1.8 million vertical domain experts across 230 locales, to create high‑quality pre‑trained datasets, fine‑tuned industry‑specific Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines supported by vector databases. Our innovations can reduce Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) costs by up to 80% and bring Gen AI solutions to market 50% faster.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in Generative AI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by leveraging Generative AI at scale, ensuring they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.

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Your Authentic Self at Centific

Centific is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Centific is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.